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frankenvirus

frankenvirus noun: a dormant virus revived by scientists.

Noun

frankenvirus (plural frankenviruses)

  1. a dormant virus revived by scientists
  2. a type of virus created by scientists by combining parts of other viruses or organisms

Forms of frankenvirus

pluralfrankenviruses

Origin of frankenvirus

From franken- + virus.

Questions about frankenvirus

What does frankenvirus mean?
Frankenvirus means a dormant virus revived by scientists.
What part of speech is frankenvirus?
Frankenvirus is a noun.
What is the plural of frankenvirus?
The plural of frankenvirus is frankenviruses.

Words near frankenvirus in the dictionary

  1. Frankenstorms
  2. Frankenswitch
  3. Frankenswitches
  4. Frankenthal
  5. Frankenthals
  6. frankenvirus
  7. frankenviruses
  8. Frankenwatch
  9. Frankenwatches
  10. frankenword
  11. frankenwords

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